Job 20:21

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Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not last.

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  • Job 15:29 : 29 He will no longer be rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread out across the land.
  • Job 18:19 : 19 He has no offspring or posterity among his people, nor any survivor where he once lived.
  • Jer 17:11 : 11 Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay, so is one who gains wealth by unjust means. In the middle of his life, it will desert him, and in the end, he will prove to be a fool.
  • Luke 16:24-25 : 24 So he called to him, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.' 25 But Abraham replied, 'Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things. But now he is comforted here, and you are in agony.'

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Job 20:17-20
    4 verses
    85%

    17He will not see the streams, the rivers flowing with honey and butter.

    18He will give back the fruit of his labor but will not swallow it; like the wealth of his trade, he will not enjoy it.

    19For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build.

    20Because he knew no peace in his heart, he will not retain any of his treasures.

  • Job 20:22-23
    2 verses
    81%

    22In the fullness of his plenty, he will be distressed; the hand of all who toil will come upon him.

    23When he is about to fill his stomach, God will unleash his burning anger against him and rain it upon him while he eats.

  • Job 20:26
    77%

    26Total darkness is hidden for his treasures; a fire not kindled by man will consume him and devour what remains in his tent.

  • Job 15:28-30
    3 verses
    76%

    28he will dwell in desolated cities, in houses no one inhabits, destined to become ruins.

    29He will no longer be rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread out across the land.

    30He will not escape from darkness; a flame will dry up his branch, and the breath of God's mouth will carry him away.

  • Job 18:17-20
    4 verses
    74%

    17His memory perishes from the earth, and he has no name in the public square.

    18He is driven from light into darkness and chased out of the world.

    19He has no offspring or posterity among his people, nor any survivor where he once lived.

    20Those who come after are appalled at his fate, and those before are seized with horror.

  • Isa 9:20
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    20Manasseh devours Ephraim, and Ephraim devours Manasseh; together they turn against Judah. Yet for all this, His anger is not turned away; His hand is still stretched out.

  • Job 20:8-10
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    74%

    8Like a dream he flies away and is no more; he is chased away like a vision of the night.

    9The eye that saw him will see him no longer, and his place will behold him no more.

    10His children will seek the favor of the poor, and his hands will return his wealth.

  • Job 33:20-21
    2 verses
    73%

    20Their life begins to loathe food, and their soul rejects even the most desirable meal.

    21Their flesh wastes away so that it can no longer be seen, and their bones, once hidden, now stick out.

  • Job 27:14-15
    2 verses
    73%

    14If his children multiply, it is for the sword, and his offspring will not have enough bread.

    15His survivors will be buried in death, and his widows will not weep for them.

  • Job 20:13-15
    3 verses
    73%

    13though he cherishes it and does not let it go, but keeps it in the midst of his mouth,

    14yet his food in his stomach is turned to the venom of cobras within him.

    15He swallows wealth but vomits it out; God drives it out of his stomach.

  • Job 20:28
    73%

    28The produce of his house will be carried away, flowing away on the day of God's wrath.

  • Eccl 6:2
    72%

    2God gives a man wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires. Yet God does not enable him to enjoy them, but instead a foreigner eats them. This is meaningless and a grievous misfortune.

  • Job 18:12
    72%

    12Hunger consumes his strength, and calamity is ready at his side.

  • Job 15:21
    72%

    21Terrifying sounds are in his ears; in prosperity, the destroyer will come upon him.

  • Job 21:20-21
    2 verses
    72%

    20Let their own eyes see their destruction, and let them drink from the wrath of the Almighty.

    21For what does he care about his household after him, when the number of his months is cut off?

  • Job 27:19
    72%

    19The rich man lies down, but he will not be gathered; he opens his eyes, and he is no more.

  • Job 22:20
    72%

    20Surely our enemies are destroyed, and fire has consumed their wealth.

  • Gen 41:31
    72%

    31The abundance in the land will not be remembered because the famine that follows will be so severe.

  • Deut 28:55
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    55He will not share with any of them the flesh of his children that he is eating, because he has nothing else during the suffering and siege that your enemy will inflict on all your cities.

  • Prov 13:23
    71%

    23An abundance of food may come from the land of the poor, but it is sometimes swept away for lack of justice.

  • Mic 6:14
    71%

    14You will eat but not be satisfied, and your emptiness will remain within you. You will store up but not save, and what you do save, I will give over to the sword.

  • Eccl 6:7
    71%

    7All human toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

  • Ps 49:17
    71%

    17Do not be afraid when a man grows rich, when the glory of his house increases.

  • Eccl 5:14
    71%

    14As everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, so they depart naked as they came. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands.

  • Ps 109:11
    71%

    11May a creditor seize all he owns, and may strangers plunder the fruits of his labor.

  • Job 7:10
    70%

    10He will never come back to his house; his place will know him no more.

  • Job 36:19
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    19Will your cry for help set things in order in distress, or will your exertions of strength suffice?

  • Job 21:25
    70%

    25While another dies in bitterness of soul, having never tasted prosperity.

  • Deut 28:51
    70%

    51They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, or fresh oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have wiped you out.

  • Deut 28:31
    70%

    31Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken forcibly from you and will not be returned. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and no one will rescue them.

  • Eccl 5:11
    70%

    11The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits them no sleep.

  • Prov 6:35
    70%

    35He will not accept any ransom, nor will he be appeased, no matter how great the gift you offer.

  • Job 5:5
    70%

    5The hungry devour his harvest, even taking it from among thorns; the thirsty swallow his wealth.

  • Job 24:20
    70%

    20The womb forgets them; worms feast upon them; they are no longer remembered. Wickedness is broken like a tree.